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Brockley Green S.E.4. is my first solo layout after being a part of various teams which have directly built or had a hand in building some ten exhibition layouts over the last few years for various members and sections of the Hull Miniature Railway Society of which I am an Hon. Vice President. Those layouts included “Rushenden (Metals) Ltd.”, “Chessington (Chalk Lane)”, “Walker Marine”, “Culreoch (A layout in six weeks)”,
Castle Hill (A train set in six weeks) and branching out into 0 gauge, “Bedlam”.

This time, I present a fictitious station on the Southern Region of British Railways. It’s on the Nunhead to Lewisham line. It is anytime in the 1960’s and in an attempt to model a feature of the “Southern Electric” system I have not seen done before in the many years I have travelled to exhibitions in this country and aboard. I have constructed the tramway overhead wire system installed at that time in certain shunting yards. My main running lines do have the conventional third rail and I have fitted two “flash” units for which I have become known for over the years. Trains reverse by way of a "Rat Run" which has attracted some attention as a space saver.
As well as E.M.U’s there are several steam locos to be seen, from the ugly Bulleid Q1 to the beautiful ex S.E.C.R. 4-4-0 Class L.
Brockley Green S.E.4. first appeared at the Hull show in Nov 2004. It has since been shown at exhibitions at Expo EM North,in Glasgow, Pontefract, Shipley, Southport, Southwold, Tolworth, Warley @ the N.E.C., York and Nottingham.
It has become an international layout after appearing in Bremen and Neumunster in Germany, Blankenberg in Belgium, Sedan in France and Houten in Holland.
 So much so that modifications have had to be made to the carrying boxes for customs inspections
The layout has featured on the front cover of the March 2005 edition of the “Railway Modeller”.and recently an article with photos was in the Christmas 2007 "Model Rail" issue number 112
 Space is required full length at the rear of the layout,see general arrangement diagram for the operators, making the layout’s overall diamensions 4.3 Mtrs X 2.44Mtrs or 14 feet long X 8 feet deep. THESE ARE ABSOLUTE MINIMUMS. The whole of that 14 feet is scenicified and the overhead wire runs full length. See also the  brochure diagram for further info.The layout is self-supporting with it's own lights and an electrical loading of around 300 watts and therefore, only one 13 amp socket is required.
A small private van is used for transport at the moment, Nov 2007, however the right is reserved to change to using a commercial van hire company should the need arise. Therefore, at the moment, there will be no van rental charges, only a preagreed charge for fuel based on distance travelled plus a charge for running costs (insurance, road tax, wear and tear, etc).
Two day shows will require a set up on the Friday evening and due to the advancing age of operators, easy access to exhibition halls is requested. No staircases  please!  One-day shows will only be considered (outside of the Hull area) if the previous night’s accommodation and set up time is offered. There are usually three operators but there can be just two of us in some circumstances, who would require a twin (and a single) room accommodation in a B & B.
 The layout is valued for insurance purposes at £8,000
It should be noted that some of the photographs have had minor digital enhancement to remove unwanted blemishes.
Enquires should only be addressed to:-
 johnwass@thewheel.karoo.co.uk